C.J., former Titan Eddie George stunned by NFL ruling for backs

League bans running backs lowering head to deliver blow

12:49 AM,
Mar. 21, 2013

Written by

Jim Wyatt
Gannett Tennessee

When Eddie George entered the NFL in 1996, his coach immediately offered words of advice.

"Jeff Fisher is the one who told me, Young man, at this level, you cannot run high. You are 6-3, so lower your pads or you are going to get your head taken off," the Titans all-time leading rusher recalled.

After NFL owners approved a proposal Wednesday banning ball carriers from initiating contact with the crown of their helmet in the open field, George called the former Titans coach for an explanation. ...